Bangladesh v Pakistan | 1st Test | Chittagong | 09-13/12/11 | Day 1

[abdulhafeez306]

Looks like cricinfo's stream got taken down/stopped working or is extremely slow LOL

Maybe they should get high speed internet.

 

[cricketworm]

Ashraful is an experienced campaigner and sledging won't work on him. You just have to let him throw his wicket away

LOL I laughed!

Poor guy, this is prob. 5th or 6th time they have called him again ...








to drop him again!!

 

[Sjaloha]

What is the score guys?

 

[akheR]

Aizaz Cheema @ 90mph :cheema

 

[Ismailtoca]

20/2

 

[cricketworm]

20-2, cheema took both of them.

 

[abdulhafeez306]

LOL I laughed!

Poor guy, this is prob. 5th or 6th time they have called him again ...








to drop him again!!

It's funny but in their top 8, Ashraful is the guy I'm least worried about.

And it's okay he knows he won't be dropped for more than one series before he gets recalled again. Such is his quality.

 

[Sjaloha]

Thanks for posting the score.

 

[anakwalajinn]

ashraful_rox

 

[cricketworm]

It's funny but in their top 8, Ashraful is the guy I'm least worried about.

And it's okay he knows he won't be dropped for more than one series before he gets recalled again. Such is his quality.

Rahim and Shakib are the real deal.

 

[Bashira_taeli]

)


3rd gone!

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

Is this a joke? Another one gone

 

[Ismailtoca]

 

[Ismailtoca]

Haha, IT was ashraful too

 

[Awesome_Username]

What a crap stroke!

 

[cricketworm]

Oh dear! Well it was good ball but still ... sigh!

 

[cricfan967]

lol

 

[abdulhafeez306]

There you go cricketworm, Ashraful gone without being sledged.

As he trods off he doesn't look even slightly worried.

 

[Bangla Tiger]

and i'm out.

 

[anakwalajinn]

man I am tired should sleep but on the other hand 3 wickets in an hour, lol.

 

[AbdulrazzaqFan]

and i'm out.

You are the weakest link. Good bye!

 

[cricmylife]

I wish we were allowed to curse occasionally on PP! pathetic.

 

[Asif321]

ashraful roxxxxx haha

 

[cricfan4ever]

Gul's 140th wicket

 

[cricmylife]

man I am tired should sleep but on the other hand 3 wickets in an hour, lol.

in the same boat!

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Bangla boys stand no chance against pace.

Why the hell we played khukri instead of Cheema in the ODIs

 

[cricketworm]

Yeh, oh well. What can we do! It's home condition played these many tests still no-one seems to be improving!

 

[abdulhafeez306]

Rahim and Shakib are the real deal.

Quite literally they are the Dravid and Tendulkar (India's pre Sewagh/Gambhir days), the Misbah and Younis (current days), the Sanga and Jaya, and the Jay and Veeru of Bangladesh. But they bat too far down the order sadly due to their subcontinent mentality.

 

[spoiled]

rameez wants shakib to bat at number 3

rameez he their premier spinner not that he is not qualified enough

on occasions rameez makes no sense at all

 

[abdulhafeez306]

and i'm out.

Ashraful is that you? From the pavilion? It's okay you can double your score in the second innings.

 

[akheR]

CricInfo's commentary:

One wonders what must be going through the England bowlers' minds when they see Tamim batting this poorly. He flayed them to all corners last summer. Here's Rahim now. Three slips, gully and short leg.

 

[Asif321]

Taufeeq chases

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Taufiq throws with the right hand!

 

[Ambi]

Pakistani players should look after themselves,while fielding on this sub standard out filed

 

[anakwalajinn]

this is booring

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Cheema should crank it up!

 

[Asif321]

another wicket coming shortly :cheema

 

[cricmylife]

rameez wants shakib to bat at number 3

rameez he their premier spinner not that he is not qualified enough

on occasions rameez makes no sense at all

I think he was pointing to his 'greatest allrounder ever' status which includes batting. Personally, I think Shakib has the same problem our legends had back in the day i.e. Playing the new ball ...He will never come up the order!

 

[cricmylife]

Akmals are awsome! [and jumpy]

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Man I like watching Cheema bowl

 

[akheR]

Wow man, hope Aizaz Cheema bowls with the same demonic verve against the Angrayzi. :cheema

 

[cricketworm]

Quite literally they are the Dravid and Tendulkar (India's pre Sewagh/Gambhir days), the Misbah and Younis (current days), the Sanga and Jaya, and the Jay and Veeru of Bangladesh. But they bat too far down the order sadly due to their subcontinent mentality.

hehe

Rahim seriously batted far too down the order. He should have been batting at 3. If I am not mistaking he used to come around 5th or 6th for long period of time ... Also, Mahmuduallah bats too down too.

 

[abdulhafeez306]

rameez wants shakib to bat at number 3

rameez he their premier spinner not that he is not qualified enough

on occasions rameez makes no sense at all

He has a point. One of the reasons that Bangladesh are so terrible is due to their defensive attitude. Their best players take no responsibility unfortunately. Without a doubt, Shakib is their best batsman but he bats at number 6. Imagine Sanga, Tendulkar, Ponting, Inzi, Kallis, Lara batting at number 6 in their prime.

Secondly they are playing a batsman who will be batting at number 8 (Nasir Hussain). I'm sorry but test cricket is a game for specialists so if you are a bits and pieces cricketer you really shouldn't be playing this format. This is something Bangladesh do not seem to understand which is why they have batsmen batting at 6-8 and bits and pieces cricketers like Ashraful coming in early.

 

[cricmylife]

aha ...

 

[cricketworm]

Hughes is Ashraful's brother from another mother ...haha He sucks.

 

[Bashira_taeli]

ouch

 

[cricmylife]

Even Nathan, from Jo'burg is tired of this Bangladesh team!

 

[cricketworm]

I was just about to type I am off to watch Hughes nicks one ... and he did even before I thought about it.

 

[Bashira_taeli]

C'mon

 

[abdulhafeez306]

hehe

Rahim seriously batted far too down the order. He should have been batting at 3. If I am not mistaking he used to come around 5th or 6th for long period of time ... Also, Mahmuduallah bats too down too.

Their defensive mentality is a joke. Ashraful is more of a number 6 batsman whereas Mamhadullah looked solid in the third odi coming in at number 3. The mentality really indicates that they really don't expect to win.

Nasir Hussain scored a 100 in the first ODI but today he will be batting at number 8. Imagine an international cricket team playing a genuine batsman at number 8 in a test match.

 

[cricmylife]

I was just about to type I am off to watch Hughes nicks one ... and he did even before I thought about it.

:ahmed

 

[cricmylife]

Their defensive mentality is a joke. Ashraful is more of a number 6 batsman whereas Mamhadullah looked solid in the third odi coming in at number 3. The mentality really indicates that they really don't expect to win.

Nasir Hussain scored a 100 in the first ODI but today he will be batting at number 8. Imagine an international cricket team playing a genuine batsman at number 8 in a test match.

also I think there's a problem technically! [holding the bat a bit high ala ]

 

[Awesome_Username]

This new guy has a weird way of playing his strokes.

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Cheema shouuld soften him up with a bouncer or two, then bowl a slower one....

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Oh man! I was too late for Ashraful's innings

 

[abdulhafeez306]

also I think there's a problem technically! [holding the bat a bit high ala ]

The technical problems are an individual problem that needs to be dealt at an individual level. The overall mentality of the team is so defensive that it's a disgrace.

 

[Ambi]

Nasimuddin is very unorthodox

 

[abdulhafeez306]

Oh man! I was too late for Ashraful's innings

You missed a gem of an innings.

 

[anakwalajinn]

time for some eating

 

[anakwalajinn]

wow they ate him there nam nam

 

[akheR]

Oh man! I was too late for Ashraful's innings

Ken from CricInfo:

Ken: "Why do they continue to select Ashraful, with a batting average of 23? ODI is even worse at 22 at only a strike rate of 70. 20/20 is worse again at 18, but at a healthy strike rate of 141."

 

[abdulhafeez306]

Gul and Cheema bowling at 140+ and giving a mu tor jawab to all Indians bigging up Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron.

 

[anakwalajinn]

wow they ate him.

how did he taste

 

[cricfan967]

Ajmal strikes in his first over.

28-4 , lol

 

[Bashira_taeli]

iDone

 

[cricketworm]

Their defensive mentality is a joke. Ashraful is more of a number 6 batsman whereas Mamhadullah looked solid in the third odi coming in at number 3. The mentality really indicates that they really don't expect to win.

Nasir Hussain scored a 100 in the first ODI but today he will be batting at number 8. Imagine an international cricket team playing a genuine batsman at number 8 in a test match.

I don't think it's all mentality. It's the BIGGEST tactical blunder by Bangla think tank. And then, they aren't even admitting the mistake and want to make changes! It's just painful ...

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Captain midget gone! haha

 

[Ambi]

Ajmal is the best spinner atm

 

[akheR]

Mohammed Akram (?) called Saeed Ajmal Saeed Anwar... nostalgia

 

[down4whatever]

"Saeed Anwar delighted"

lol @ Akram.

 

[imshally81]

 

[switch_hit]

Idone first over outttttt

 

[cricfan4ever]

i-Done

 

[whyamir]

Did the commentator just say "Saeed anwar delighted"? lol its ajmal, buddy

 

[akheR]

Gul and Cheema bowling at 140+ and giving a mu tor jawab to all Indians bigging up Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron.

Yep, keeping in mind that they're far from being the fastest of the bunch.

 

[anakwalajinn]

result before stumps guys?

I think should declare before we start our innings so we can go directly to the chase. seriously

 

[Ismailtoca]

Turning into Gully cricket

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

is my captain in super selector so more wickets he gets. Better for me I need to win this time

 

[cricmylife]

How many balls before we see another :wicket?

 

[abdulhafeez306]

I don't think it's not all mentality. It's the BIGGEST tactical blunder by Bangla think tank. And then, they aren't even admitting the mistake and want to make changes! It's just painful ...

I really don't know who or what it is. I find it is their mentality. I feel they have braced themselves for defeat even before the game begins. With an Aussie coach you'd expect them to be a bit more positive with their cricket.

As for Mushy well, i-came, i-saw, i-done.